
Now the farm that supplied the milk was away at the other end of the village, quite half a mile, and I went to meet her, but did not see her until I had walked the whole distance, when just as I arrived at the gate she came out of the farm-house burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other.(A Traveller in Little Things by W. H. Hudson)
英文を前から読んでいくために、語句のかたまりを作ります。こんな具合に課題文をスラッシュ(斜め線)で区切ります(スラッシュリーディング)。語句のかたまりを意識すると、リスニングで英語の意味をつかむのが楽になります。
Now the farm that supplied the milk/(長い主部の後)was away at the other end of the village,/(コンマの後)quite half a mile,/(接続詞の前)and I went to meet her,/(接続詞の前)but did not see her/(接続詞の前)until I had walked the whole distance,/(接続詞の前)when just as I arrived at the gate/(主語が文頭にないときの主語の前)she came out of the farm-house/(過去分詞の前)burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
Now the farm that supplied the milk
さて、牛乳を提供してくれる農場は
was away at the other end of the village,
村の反対側の離れた場所にあった
quite half a mile,
たっぷり半マイルは離れていた
and I went to meet her,
そこで、私は彼女を迎えに行った
but did not see her
しかし、私は彼女に出会わなかった
until I had walked the whole distance,
すべての道のりを歩き通すまで
when just as I arrived at the gate
そして、私がちょうど門についたとき
she came out of the farm-house
彼女は農場主の家から出てきた
burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other.
片手にいろいろな物の入ったカゴを持ち、もう一方の手に牛乳の缶を持って
Now the farm that supplied the milk was away at the other end of the village, quite half a mile, and I went to meet her, but did not see her until I had walked the whole distance, when just as I arrived at the gate she came out of the farm-house burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other.
the farm that supplied the milk→ that〜 は the farm を後ろから修飾する関係代名詞節です。
when just as I arrived at the gate she came out of the farm-house〜 → この場合の when は、前の出来事を受けて次の出来事が起こったことを示す接続詞です。「そして〜」
Now the farm that supplied the milk was away at the other end of the village, quite half a mile, and I went to meet her, but did not see her until I had walked the whole distance, when just as I arrived at the gate she came out of the farm-house burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other.
さて、牛乳を提供してくれる農場は村の反対側にあり、たっぷり半マイルは離れていた。そこで、私は彼女を迎えに行ったが、すべての道のりを歩き通すまで彼女に出会わなかった。そして、私がちょうど門についたとき、彼女は農場主の家から出てきた。いろいろな物の入ったカゴを片手に持ち、もう一方の手に牛乳の缶を持っていた。
she came out of the farm-house burdened with a basket of things in one hand and a can of milk in the other
she came out of the farm-house(「彼女は農場主の家から出てきた」)の後に、過去分詞句の burdened with〜(「荷物を持って」)がついていますが、これは主語である she の状態を説明するためのものです。
「農場主の家から出てきた」彼女は、「いろいろな物の入ったカゴを片手に持ち、もう一方の手に牛乳の缶を持っていた」状態だった、ということです。
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